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2002-03-22 Kevin Breit <mrproper@ximian.com> * C/control-center.xml: Hooked the background stuff into this file. It builds properly. * C/config-background.xml: Created the file.
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<sect1 id="config-background">
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<title>Background</title>
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<para>
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The background is the picture, pattern, or color shown on your
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desktop. A lot of people use this as decoration on their
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computer. The <application>Background Properties</application>
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program configures your background settings.
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</para>
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<para>
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Accessing the <application>Background Properties</application> can
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be done two ways:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Right clicking on the background and left-clicking on
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<guibutton>Change Desktop Background</guibutton>.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Opening the <application>Gnome Control Center</application>
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and double-clicking <guibutton>Background</guibutton>.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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<sect2 id="config-background-interface">
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<title>The Background Properties Interface</title>
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<para>
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The top of the window shows you a small version of the selected
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background. Below are boxes which let you select what mode your
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background uses:
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Wallpaper</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Displays your wallpaper in its native form. You should
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choose this if your wallpaper is of the exact dimensions
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of your screen resolution.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Centered</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Places your image directly in the center of your screen.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Scaled</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Stretches your image, but keeps the aspect ratio. This
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will keep your image from looking funny because it has
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been stretched too much in one direction.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Stretched</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Streches your image to fill your screen, regardless of
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aspect ratio. This could distort your images.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>No Picture</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Doesn't use a graphic as the background, but uses colors
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which are covered below.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</para>
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<para>
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Below the said buttons are options to configure the colors.
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These only matter if you selected <guibutton>No
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Picture</guibutton> or your image doesn't fill the whole
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screen.
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</para>
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<para>
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If your image doesn't take up the entire screen, you have the
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option of how to color the outside of it. You can either choose
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a vertical gradient, horizontal gradient, or a standard solid
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color. If you choose a solid color, you select the color at
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right by clicking on <guibutton>Color</guibutton>. If you pick
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a gradient, you will have two options. Select the colors you
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wish to do and your options will be made automatically.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="config-background-settingup">
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<title>Setting Up a Background</title>
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<para>
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To configure a backgrond, choose one of the following steps:
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<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Drag and drop an image into the <guibutton>Picture
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Box</guibutton> or click the button and select the image
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through the <application>Gnome File Selector</application>.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Select the mode which you wish to use. Changes are
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applied automatically, so you can change quickly if you
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aren't pleased with the results.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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If your image doesn't cover the entire monitor, select
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your color settings. Otherwise, you can skip this step.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Click <guibutton>Close</guibutton> when through with your configuration.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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</para>
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</sect2>
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</sect1> |